Automotive traffic accident prevention?

After a series of inventions to protect customers such as multi-layer windshields, 3-point seat belts, side-impact airbags, child safety seats ., Sweden's Volvo (now belongs to Owned by Ford Corporation, USA) was named as the safest car manufacturer in the world.

Not only that, Volvo said the goal from now to 2020 is to create a "car of the future" that can prevent all types of collisions, helping to protect the lives of drivers and passengers in cars right away. even in case of serious traffic accidents (traffic accidents).

So far, Volvo has always put safety criteria for passengers first, so always try to equip lots of protection features for the car. For example, the ignition device will not work if the drunk driver, the sensors evaluate the level of alert and signal the warning if the driver falls asleep, and the global positioning system helps prevent the driver drive too fast. If all of these systems cannot prevent an accident from happening, the vehicle will automatically fasten the seatbelt and inflate the airbag to mitigate the injury to the occupant.

In addition to the above safety functions, Volvo's 'future vehicle' will have more remote protection features. Radar systems, ultrasound detection devices and other sensors will collect information from all sides to respond to the vehicle. In case of traffic accidents and the driver is unconscious, the vehicle will automatically win again.

Test the vehicle's crash resistance at Volvo's Safety Center.

In the Gothenburg complex - one of the world's most advanced accident testing centers - Volvo can simulate all kinds of accidents from the two vehicles crashing into each other right at the corner. In addition, Volvo's 20-member safety team also gathers real data from countries, insurance companies and 24/7 rescue centers to find out the cause of the accident and the measure. prevent.

Currently, car manufacturers, component suppliers, governments, international organizations are trying to find ways to eradicate traffic accidents, causing 1.2 million deaths and 50 million others. injured every year in the world. Therefore, according to Claes Tingvall, Director of Swedish Road Safety Agency, Volvo's passenger protection goals will create the biggest revolution in the car industry since the invention of seat belts. life

Although it is not sure if Volvo has successfully built an anti-crash vehicle, Mr. Tingvall said that the effort to reduce 1/10 the rate of injury caused by traffic accidents will also contribute significantly to the goal of minimizing people died of traffic accidents worldwide.

In a research project aimed at reducing the death rate caused by TNGT, the European Union's Advanced Protection System (APROSYS), scientists have found a way to predict car collisions. thanks to 2 new technologies. It is a stereo camera system and radar detectors that check and evaluate the situation around the vehicle to determine if something is about to hit the car. This system can distinguish moving objects (such as vehicles) from standing objects (like trees). And when the system determines that the car is about to be hit from the side, the built-in spring frame under the seat is inflated and automatically inserts a metal box into the door. Tests show that this system can reduce the depth of impact impacting people sitting in cars to 9 cm. According to Dieter Willersinn of Fraunhofer Research Institute (Germany), the collision prediction system can be applied to cars after 5 years.

(According to MSNBC)